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Asfordby Colliery

1991 establishments in England1997 disestablishments in EnglandCoal mines in EnglandHistory of LeicestershireUnderground mines in England
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Asfordby Colliery (also known as Asfordby super-pit and Asfordby Mine) was a coal mine located in the village of Asfordby, near to Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. It was the last deep coal mine to be sunk in England in 1987 and was expected to coal for many years, but closed within a few years with geological problems being cited as the issue. It has been described as 'the least successful coal mine ever conceived'.

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Asfordby Colliery
Welby Road, Melton Asfordby

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Asfordby Depot

Welby Road
LE14 3RS Melton, Asfordby
England, United Kingdom
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